Tag: Dayle Rogers
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The Focus Of The World
photo courtesy of Rhett Lewis on Unsplash Every four years people from all over the world turn away from the challenges of everyday living, personal opposition, and possibly pain, to watch a game that everyone sees as the beautiful game. Maybe not so much in America, where football is played with an oblong ball rather…
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Why Be Thankful?
photo courtesy of Priscilla du Pree on Unsplash It can be a challenge to consider an attitude of thanksgiving when life around us feels painful and out of control. Natural disasters don’t help; hurricane Ian set a lot of people back in Florida, and we’re still dealing with insurance and repairs. COVID continues to have…
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What Makes Us Memorable?
Memorials are an intriguing mix of extraordinary memories and poignant absences. Sweet surprises at what had been and sadness at what can no longer be. We were finally able to celebrate my friend Steve Douglass’ life and legacy, an event attended by close to a thousand people and streamed live to many more around the…
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Never Such Devotion
One has played soccer for years and will play in college; the other has a more dramatic bent and has played soccer on and off for a few years. Friday night they came together, the experienced and the novice, and played on the same team. Working together for a common goal–pun very much intended. The…
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What Do You Fight For?
Photo courtesy of British Library on Unsplash According to the Council on Foreign Relation’s Global Conflict Tracker, there are currently 27 areas of combat around the world. People fighting people. There are many reasons wars are fought–none are helpful for all involved. The desire for power and control, wanting to gain landmass by expanding borders,…
Tip of My Iceberg 